Red Bull’s Christian Horner got thrashed by fans on Twitter after he made a sexist comment on young girls taking interest in the sport.
During an interview with the talkSPORT, Red Bull boss Christian Horner revealed that he took a sneak peek into the new series and described it as “insane”.
He said he obviously watches it and ahead of the upcoming season, he had a preview of the first four episodes. He described the season as insane owing to the rivalry between Lewis and Max.
“It’s obviously a fly on the wall. You’ve got to remember they’re making a TV show as well. But for what it’s done for the sport it’s phenomenal.”
Apart from this, Horner also appreciated that the sport is bringing in the young generation. He also said that the sport is bringing in a lot of young girls because of all these great looking drivers.
Horner got caught under fire right after saying this. Fans all over Twitter have been criticising his left and right.
Christian Horner being called out
No doubt Horner has got fans all over the globe angry by his comments. Following the backlash, he clarified his comments and said, “I think it has obviously been utilised on Twitter quite a bit. But I think that the intention of it was that we have got a great crop of young drivers.”
“They are exciting race drivers and it is fantastic that we’ve got a young audience, both female and male, coming into the sport.”
“My own daughter that is 15 had very little interest in Formula 1 before a show like Netflix came along. Because you couldn’t relate to the characters, you couldn’t relate to the drivers. I think whether you’re female or whether male, it’s great that we’re welcoming such new audiences throughout the globe
Nevertheless of his clarifications, his initial statement had already blown out.
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